South Korea

A late goal from Jan Vertonghen made it three wins out of three for 10-man Belgium, and condemned South Korea to a group stage exit. The Tottenham defender struck with thirteen minutes to go, slotting home after substitute Divock Origi’s shot … Read More→

Chelsea man Eden Hazard’s style is just perfect to tear apart this South Korean side, who have shown plenty of weak-spots at the back this tournament, especially the 4 goals leaked against Algeria. The Belgian winger comes alive when given a … Read More→

Algeria smashed Group H rivals South Korea on Sunday, becoming the first African side to score four goals in a World Cup match, and also putting themselves in a great position to qualify for the knockout round for the first … Read More→

South Korea and Algeria will lock horns on Sunday in Group H, with both sides realistically needing a win to keep their respective World Cup dreams alive. Vahid Halilhodžić’s brave Algeria kept group favourites Belgium out for 70 minutes in Belo … Read More→

Russia striker Aleksandr Kerzhakov scored midway through the second half to earn Fabio Capello’s side a hard fought draw against South Korea on Tuesday, with the 31-year-old joining Vladimir Beschastnykh as Russia’s all-time top scorer. Kerzhakov’s goal, the 26th of his international career, … Read More→

Russia and South Korea will go head to head in the Arena Pantanal on Tuesday in what is the final match of the opening round of fixtures at the 2014 World Cup. The Russians, managed by former England boss Fabio Capello, come … Read More→

Hello and welcome to the Soccerlens World Cup 2014 Guide; our comprehensive coverage of this year’s tournament in South America. The 2014 World Cup kicks off on 12 June 2014 with hosts Brazil taking on Croatia in the first game … Read More→

Welcome to the Soccerlens guide to the World Cup 2014 home kits. Here you will find all 32 competing teams’ primary strip, with major manufactures such as Adidas, Puma and Nike all pulling out the stops for the latest edition of the … Read More→

In what will be their ninth appearance at the World Cup finals, the most of any Asian team, South Korea will be praying that a huge change of emphasis made right after qualifying for the tournament will pay dividends in … Read More→

The summer is fast approaching, and in true World Cup fashion, football fans everywhere have begun to browse catalogues of the latest wide-screen TVs, sound out their favourite watering holes, and pray that the old barbecue will survive in the … Read More→

After months of eager anticipation, the World Cup draw was finally broadcast around the world, slowly filling football fans everywhere with contrasting feelings of hope and dread. With the mainstream eye firmly fixed on the draw in Sao Paulo, Budweiser … Read More→

The World Cup draw was completed today, with the groups decided for next summer’s spectacle in Brazil. There are a number of standout groups, with mouth-watering clashes galore, grudge matches and what is sure to be some scintillating action. Group … Read More→